James Johnson may refer to:

Artists, actors, authors, and musicians

* BabyTron (James Edward Johnson IV, born 2000), American rapper *

James Austin Johnson James Austin Johnson (born July 19, 1989), occasionally known by his initials, JAJ, is an American comedian and actor. He is a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy television series ''Saturday Night Live'', which he joined as a featured player ...

(born 1989), American comedian & actor, ''Saturday Night Live'' cast member * James B. Johnson (born 1944), author of science nonfiction novels * James P. Johnson (1894–1955), New Jersey jazz musician, known for his "stride" piano playing *

James Weldon Johnson James Weldon Johnson (June 17, 1871June 26, 1938) was an American writer and civil rights activist. He was married to civil rights activist Grace Nail Johnson. Johnson was a leader of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ...

(1871–1938), African-American figure in the Harlem Renaissance * James Johnson (author and priest) (1674–1740), English author and cleric *

James Johnson (engraver) James Johnson (1753? – 26 February 1811) was a Scottish engraver, publisher and music seller known for his connection with the songbook '' The Scots Musical Museum'' and the poet Robert Burns. Life Johnson was born in the Ettrick Valley, the ...

(1753–1811), Scottish publisher * James Johnson (English artist) (1803–1834), English artist * James "Stump" Johnson (1902–1969), St. Louis blues musician *

Jamey Johnson Jamey Johnson (born July 14, 1975) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to BNA Records in 2005, Johnson made his debut with his single "The Dollar (song), The Dollar", the title track to his 2006 album ''The Dollar (album ...

(born 1975), country musician * J. C. Johnson (1896–1981), songwriter and jazz pianist sometimes erroneously known as James C. Johnson, best known for his collaborations with Fats Waller * James F. Johnson (1926–2000), American blues musician *

Super Chikan James "Super Chikan" Johnson is an American blues musician based in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He is the nephew of fellow blues musician Big Jack Johnson. One commentator noted that Super Chikan, Big Jack Johnson, Booba Barnes, R. L. Bur ...

(James Johnson, born 1951), American blues musician *

Rick James James Ambrose Johnson Jr. (February 1, 1948 – August 6, 2004), better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born and raised in Buffalo, New York, James began his musical career in his tee ...

(James Ambrose Johnson Jr., 1948–2004), American singer * Raymond St. Jacques (James Arthur Johnson, 1930–1990), actor * James Johnson (woodcarver), Tlingit artist from Juneau, Alaska

Military figures

James Allen Johnson James Allen Johnson (June 2, 1924 – July 20, 2016) was a major general (United States), major general in the United States Army who served as Commandant of the United States Army Engineer School, U.S. Army Engineer School at Fort Belvoir, ...

(1924–2016), major general in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers * James Bulmer Johnson (1889–1943), recipient of the Victoria Cross during World War I * James E. Johnson (1926–1950), Korean War Medal of Honor recipient * James H. Johnson Jr. (born 1937), lieutenant general in the U.S. Army * James H. Johnson (major general) (1929–2008), major general in the U.S. Army * James K. Johnson (1916–1997), Korean War flying ace * James Johnson (South African Navy officer) (1918–1990), chief of the South African Navy *

Johnnie Johnson (RAF officer) Air Vice Marshal James Edgar Johnson, , DL (9 March 1915 – 30 January 2001), nicknamed "Johnnie", was an English Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot and flying ace who flew and fought during the Second World War. Johnson grew up and was educat ...

(James E. Johnson, 1915–2001), WWII RAF fighter ace

Political figures

* James Johnson (Virginia congressman) (died 1825), U.S. congressman from Virginia * James Johnson (Kentucky politician) (1774–1826), U.S. congressman from Kentucky * James Johnson (Georgia politician) (1811–1891), U.S. congressman and governor of Georgia * James Johnson (Iowa politician) (born 1939), state representative of Iowa * James Johnson (British politician) (1908–1995), British Labour MP for Rugby, 1950–1959, and Hull West, 1964–1983 * James A. Johnson (California politician) (1829–1896), U.S. congressman and lieutenant governor from California * James A. Johnson (businessman) (1943–2020), businessman, Democratic lobbyist, and chairman of Fannie Mae, the Kennedy Center and the Brookings Institution * James A. C. Johnson (1867–1937), mayor of Englewood, New Jersey * James Coody Johnson (1864–1927), African-Creek entrepreneur, interpreter, lawyer and politician * James D. Johnson (1924–2010), Arkansas politician * James E. Johnson (United States Navy) (1926–1950), U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Navy * James F. P. Johnson, member of the Florida House of Representatives * James G. Johnson (1855–1936), mayor of Springfield and justice on the Ohio Supreme Court * James Hutchins Johnson (1802–1887), U.S. congressman from New Hampshire * James Leeper Johnson (1818–1877), U.S. congressman from Kentucky * James M. Johnson (judge), justice of the Washington Supreme Court * James M. Johnson (politician) (1832–1913), lieutenant governor of Arkansas * James Paul Johnson (born 1930), U.S. congressman from Colorado * James Johnson (Manitoba politician) (1855–1929), politician in Manitoba, Canada * James Johnson (Delaware politician) or "J.J." (born 1943), member of the Delaware House of Representatives *

Mike Johnson James Michael Johnson (born January 30, 1972) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the List of speakers of the United States House of Representatives, 56th speaker of the United States House of Representatives since 2023. A member ...

(James Michael Johnson, born 1972), Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives

Sportspeople

American football

* James Johnson (running back) (born 1984), former running back for the Minnesota Vikings * James Johnson (Canadian football) (born 1980), professional American football and Canadian football cornerback * James-Michael Johnson (born 1989), American football player * Jim Johnson (coach) (James Archie Johnson Jr., 1912–2004), American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator * J. J. Johnson (American football) (James E. Johnson Jr., born 1974), former running back for the Miami Dolphins, 1998 winner of the Conerly Trophy

Baseball

* Jim Johnson (baseball, born 1945) (James Brian Johnson, 1945–1987), American baseball pitcher (1967–1970) and briefly a member of 1970 San Francisco Giants * Jim Johnson (baseball, born 1983) (James Robert Johnson), pitcher for the Atlanta Braves * Lefty Johnson (pitcher) (James W. Johnson), American baseball player of the 1930s

Other sports

* James Johnson (sprinter), American track and field sprinter of the 1960s * James Johnson (sprinter, born 1912), American sprinter, runner-up in the 100 m and 200 m at the 1933 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships * James Johnson (wrestler, born 1954), American Greco-Roman Olympic wrestler * James Johnson (wrestler, born 1957) (1957–2019), American Greco-Roman wrestler and coach * James Johnson (basketball, born 1971), former head coach of the Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team *

James Johnson (basketball, born 1987) James Patrick Johnson (born February 20, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was the starting power forward for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons from 2007 to 200 ...

, basketball player for the Indiana Pacers * James Johnson (cricketer) (born 1998), English cricketer * James Johnson (sports administrator), Australian sports administrator and businessman *

James H. Johnson (figure skater) James Henry Johnson (1874 – 15 November 1921) was a Great Britain, British Pair skating, pair skater competitive during the early days of modern figure skating. He and partner Phyllis Johnson won the silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olymp ...

(1874–1921), British silver medalist in pairs figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics * Jim Johnson (footballer, born 1923) (James Johnson, 1923–1987), English footballer for Grimsby Town and Carlisle United * Jim Johnson (ice hockey, born 1962) (James Erik Johnson), former ice hockey player in the National Hockey League * Jim Johnson (rugby league) (James Joseph Johnson, 1881–1956), New Zealand international rugby league player * Jim Johnson (athletic director) (James R. Johnson), current athletics director in the NCAA Division II * Jim Johnson (ice hockey, born 1942) (Norman James Johnson, 1942–2021), ice hockey player in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association

Others

* James Johnson (Master of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge) (1640–1704), Master of Sidney Sussex 1688–1704 * James Johnson (surgeon) (1777–1845), British surgeon, writer and editor * James Johnson (assistant bishop of Western Equatorial Africa) (1836–1917), Sierra Leone Creole Anglican bishop * James Johnson (bishop of Worcester) (1705–1774), English prelate, Bishop of Gloucester (1752–59) and Worcester (1759–74) * James Johnson (bishop of St Helena) (1926-2022), English prelate, Bishop of St Helena (1985–91) * James Johnson (railway engineer), locomotive superintendent of the Great North of Scotland Railway, 1890–1894 * James A. Johnson (architect) (1865–1939), American architect * James Hervey Johnson (1901–1988), American atheist * James Wood Johnson (1856–1932), co-founder of the company Johnson and Johnson *

James Yate Johnson James Yate Johnson (c. 1820, in Kendal, Westmorland – 2 February 1900, in Funchal) was an English naturalist. Johnson lived in Madeira from around 1851, studied marine fish, crustacea, sea anemones and sponges and terrestrial spiders, flowerin ...

(1820–1900), English naturalist *

President James Johnson (Metal Gear) The ''Metal Gear'' franchise, created by Hideo Kojima and featuring character and mecha designs by Yoji Shinkawa, features a large cast of characters, several of whom are soldiers with supernatural powers provided by scientific advancements. ...

, the fictional 44th President of the United States in ''Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty'' *James Johnson, sole survivor of the wreck of the ''

Dunbar Dunbar () is a town on the North Sea coast in East Lothian in the south-east of Scotland, approximately east of Edinburgh and from the Anglo–Scottish border, English border north of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Dunbar is a former royal burgh, and ...